Against a cloudless blue sky, Space Shuttle Endeavour stands ready for
launch after the rollback of the Rotating Service Structure, at
left. Endeavour is targeted for launch tonight at about 10:06 p.m. EST
on mission STS-97 to the International Space Station. The orbiter
carries the P6 Integrated Truss Segment containing solar arrays that
will be temporarily installed to the Unity connecting module by the Z1
truss, recently delivered to and installed on the Station on mission
STS-92. The two solar arrays are each more than 100 feet long. They
will capture energy from the sun and convert it to power for the
Station. Two spacewalks will be required to install the solar array
connections.
(Photo Release Date: 11/30/2000
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